This is the third book in the Horatio Hornblower Saga chronologically speaking, but one of the last books written. The action in the book takes place in 1803. After an unhappy spell ashore on half-pay, Hornblower marries the daughter of his landlady…
This is the sixth book in the Thomas Kydd series by Julian Stockwin. It is probably the best so far, and the most action-filled as well. The year is 1803, and once again tensions are escalating between England and France. While the…
This is a book in a nautical fiction series by Cyril Northcote Parkinson, who pursued a distinguished academic career. He first became famous for “Parkinson’s Law” – that work expands to fill the time allotted to it. He also wrote a…
Again Dudley Pope serves a thrilling and intriguing adventure at sea, with the naval hero Lord Ramage on centre stage. Ramage’s Prize is actually based on a true story. Post office packet brigs disappeared and it turned out that they were surrendered to French privateers.…
According to Wikipedia, a sloop-of-war was a small sailing warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen cannons. However, as the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed…
